LocalAgentNo1
Reviews
"An extremely affordable suburb to buy in."
I have lived around the area since 1977 and have seen the area change a lot. Norlane is a commission area that was built to house a lot of the Ford workers back in the days when Fords had thousands of workers. Over the years the Ministry of housing has sold off a lot of the properties to long serving/loyal tenants at great prices. These days the commission is tearing down hundreds of old weatherboard homes to make way for new unit and housing developments. If you drive around the area you will see many vacant blocks. There has been strong interest in the area by Melbourne and Interstate buyers because of the affordability and the average 5.5-6% return on your investment. There are also a lot of small time developers trying to make a buck buying corner and large allotments and building units at the rear or opting to redevelop completely. As with all cheap housing suburbs you get your share of inconsiderate neighbours but most are honest & hard working people. Corio Shopping Centre is near by and has just about everything you need. Confused many times with a Suburb called Norlane West which is still considered Norlane by Post Offices and all mapping. This area also has some older homes but has a large section that was built in the 70-80s that are the more solid European Brick Veneer home similar to what you would buy in Bell Park.
Not a bad area but keep your valuables secure, park cars off the street and always get someone to look after your home while you are away.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
Norlanes Roswell bus comes every 20min till 10pm on week days which is best service in geelong and I've been a train catcher geelong to melb for 14 years and never had to get off in Werribee to change trains.
WOW ....
you forgot to say its albeit a CRIME SCENE
in the making ... public housing pulled down and rebuilding occurs putting the scum into new houses to portray shitsville !!!
nothin' wrong with Norlane except I got a cold sausage roll at Robin Ave shops once and no dead horse.
some of these positive reviews on norlane to me appear biased and possibly written by real estate developers or real estate agents trying to get people to move into this very trashy area called norlane. Public transport is woeful, buses not very often, a train to melbourne requires changing at werribee after a wait making it a long trip. The reason the properties are valued low is because norlane is a high crime, trashy area full of ferals and housos, hence the low valuations, simple maths. The streets are not tidy, most nature strips and front yards are overgrown, and have 1 if not more unregistered car wrecks sitting in them, almost every corner has a dumped old tv or someone elses trash tossed out on it.